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Published 28 Jan 2021, 16:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Approved Providers List for the provision of Direct Payments Payroll Services

Official notice

Authority: Conwy County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£900,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Mar 2021awarded 15 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conwy County Borough Council jointly with Denbighshire County Council established an Approved Providers List for Direct Payment Recipients to allow them to requests payroll, pensions, accounts and pre-paid cards services.

  • Recurrence: In 4 years time

CPV: Social work and related services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.5 per place) · 3 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Approved Providers List in order to assist Direct Payment Recipients living in…AwardedRenewal

Approved Providers List in order to assist Direct Payment Recipients living in independently and exercising their choice and control.

The Councils wish to support the uptake of Direct Payments in their area which requires an effective and efficient payroll service to work alongside the existing internal Direct Payment support services.

The service is to support and enable Direct Payment Recipients in carrying out payroll (and associated administration services for managed accounts) in relation to their Direct Payment monies.

Delivery: UK · The Service will be delivered across Conwy and Denbighshire
Extensions: The contract will be opened to tender/new entrantsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality weighting: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality weighting: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Approved Providers List for the provision of Direct Payments Payroll…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · In 4 years time
First published
28 Jan 2021, 16:32 GMT
Last source update
16 Sept 2022, 08:43 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Mar 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025992
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028e3e Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:124807)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales ↗

Appointment period ends
1 Mar 2021, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bids opened
1 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Mar 2021 → 16 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Mar 2021, 09:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Sept 2022, 08:43 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2022, 08:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Sept 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 025992-2022-1

    Signed
    15 Sept 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3—£10 – £25

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Conwy County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bodlondeb, Bangor Road, Conwy, Wales, LL32 8DUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • David Howard LtdFramework contractor 1 Park Road, Hampton Wick, Kingston upon Thames, South East, KT14ASContact phone
  • PayPacket LtdFramework contractor 2nd Floor The Hub, 40 Friar Lane, Nottingham, UK, NG16DQContact phone
  • The Rowan OrganisationFramework contractor Unit 7, Spring Hill Industrial Estate, Colliers Way, Coventry, UK, CV78HNContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria